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2011-04-25 11:14:12.323

Stress Relief Achieved: $5,000 Prize Will Wash Away Worries

Marcie Osborn’s $5,000 Missouri Lottery win will “take a lot of the stress off” of the 26-year-old Hannibal woman.

While cashing in a $20 winning Scratchers ticket, Osborn and her boyfriend, Matthew Wisdom, also of Hannibal, decided to purchase a “Bonus Word Crossword” ticket at Abel’s Quik Shop, 2859 James Road in Hannibal, on April 21.

"At first, we thought it was a $100 winner,” she recalled. “I realized that I missed a letter. He (boyfriend) found the missing last letter, which made it $5,000.”

The couple said they were “extremely happy” after they returned to Abel’s Quick Shop and asked a clerk to “double check” the Lottery ticket.